The second round of this year’s Essex Cross-Country League took place in wet conditions at One Tree Hill in Basildon on Saturday, with runners tackling a testing course featuring a couple of stiff climbs on each lap.
Ilford AC’s women raced over 7km, with Anna Crawley leading the club home in 29th place in 29.40.
Dani Thomas followed in 59th in 33.26, with Alison Sale 72nd in 34.29 and Bev Thomas 129th in 43.48 completing the scoring quartet.
Frieda Keane was 130th in 43.57, while Julia Galea finished 140th in 49.13.
Sale also produced a fine age-group performance to finish third V60, while Ilford’s women placed fifth in Division Two.
The men faced an 8km course, with Tom Gardner first home for Ilford in 18th place in 29.08.
Chris Goldsmith was not far behind, taking 30th in 30.03, before Danny Holeyman crossed the line in 109th in 35.30.
Dave Thomas followed in 115th in 36.08, with Steve Chissell 137th in 37.39 and Andy Catton 209th in 45.15 completing the team.
Thomas claimed first place in the V65 category, while Catton was second V70, as Ilford’s men finished ninth in Division One.
There was more action for the club at Wembley, a venue which has witnessed memorable performances from the likes of The Rolling Stones, The Who, AC/DC, Oasis and West Ham United over the years.
This time it was Ilford AC’s Billy Green who had the chance to produce a performance of his own in the inaugural LDNX ASICS 10k.
More than 5,000 runners took on the closed-road course, which started and finished at Wembley Stadium, with Green completing the 10km distance in 52.29.
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